Red Hat Set to Host Largest Red Hat Summit to Date, May 8-10 in San Francisco
- Join thousands of expected attendees at one of the industry’s
premier enterprise open source technology events for a week of
innovation, education and collaboration
- 14th annual Red Hat Summit to feature visionary technology industry
keynotes from Red Hat, Dell EMC, Google, HPE, IBM, Intel, Lenovo and
Microsoft and inspirational keynotes from Red Hat customers: Amadeus;
BBVA; British Army; Cathay Pacific Airways; Citigroup Inc.; Dirección
Nacional de Migraciones; Hilton; IAG; Lufthansa Technik; Nike; UNICEF
Innovation; and UPS
- Grammy Award-winning band Weezer to headline the Red Hat Summit
party
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced the agenda and keynote speakers for Red Hat
Summit 2018, one of the industry’s premier enterprise open source
technology conferences. The 14th annual Red Hat Summit is expected to
welcome thousands of attendees from around the world to the Moscone
Center in San Francisco, May 8-10. Event details and registration are
live at https://www.redhat.com/en/summit/2018.
With thousands of attendees and more than 300 business and technical
sessions and labs, Red Hat Summit has become a leading technology event
to experience the latest in open source innovations that are helping to
drive the future of enterprise technology - from hybrid
cloud infrastructure, containers,
and cloud-native
app platforms to management,
automation,
and more. At Red Hat Summit, customers, partners, and technology
industry leaders from around the world come together for a high-energy
week of innovation, education and collaboration.
For the past 13 years, Red Hat Summit has delivered inspirational,
educational and actionable content, industry-shaping news, and
innovative practices from customers and partners from around the world
and across industries. With Red Hat celebrating its 25th anniversary in
2018, the company is preparing for its largest Red Hat Summit to date.
Event highlights are expected to include:
- Visionary technology industry keynotes: Attendees will hear
keynotes on the future of enterprise technology from several noted
industry leaders. Attendees will hear keynotes from Red Hat’s Jim
Whitehurst, president and CEO; Paul Cormier, president of Products and
Technologies; Matt Hicks, senior vice president, Engineering; and
Chris Wright, vice president and chief technology officer. Additional
industry keynotes will be delivered by:
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Dell EMC: Mike Arterbury, vice president of Global Alliances;
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Google: Cassie Kozyrkov, chief decision scientist;
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HPE: Parvesh Sethi, senior vice president and general manager for
Global Client Services, HPE Pointnext;
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IBM: Arvind Krishna, senior vice president of Hybrid Cloud, and
director of IBM Research;
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Intel: Doug Fisher, senior vice president and general manager of
the Software and Services Group;
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Lenovo: Kim Stevenson, senior vice president and general manager
of Data Center Group Solution Segments;
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Microsoft: Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft
Cloud and Enterprise Group
- Inspirational customer keynotes: Customers from across
industries are using open source to modernize infrastructure and
applications and deliver exciting innovations. At Red Hat Summit 2018,
attendees will hear keynotes from Red Hat customers including:
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Amadeus: Dietmar Fauser, vice president of Core Platforms and
Middleware;
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BBVA: José María Ruesta, global head of Infrastructure, Service
and Open Systems;
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British Army: Lt. Col. Dorian Seabrook, head of operations,
Information Application Services, and Col. Mark Cornell, assistant
head, Information Application Services;
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Cathay Pacific Airways: Kerry Peirse, general manager of
Infrastructure and Operations;
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Citigroup Inc.: Motti Finkelstein, chief technology officer,
Global Strategy and Planning and the Americas;
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Dirección Nacional de Migraciones de la República Argentina: Osmar
Alza, director of Immigration Information;
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Hilton: Furqan Huda, senior director of Enterprise DevOps;
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IAG: Dave Abrahams, executive general manager of Data;
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Lufthansa Technik: Tobias Mohr, head of Technology and
Infrastructure, AVIATAR;
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Nike: Mike Wittig, vice president of Infrastructure Engineering;
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UNICEF Innovation: Erica Kochi, co-founder of UNICEF Innovation,
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF);
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UPS: Nick Costides, vice president of Information Technology
- More than 300 breakout sessions and labs covering many of
enterprise tech’s hottest topics: Sessions will be presented by
experts from Red Hat, customers, partners, and community contributors,
offering attendees an opportunity to dive into the latest product
innovations and hear leading practices from across multiple
industries. Red Hat Summit 2018 sessions are tailored to different
roles and levels of expertise and will cover a wide range of topics,
including: containers; IT automation; hybrid cloud infrastructure;
security; app development; diversity and culture; and more.
- Celebrate Red Hat’s 25th anniversary with Weezer: Grammy
Award-winning band Weezer will be performing at this year’s Red Hat
Summit party. Join us for a night of food, drinks, and music at the
San Francisco Armory. A full-conference pass or guest pass is required
for entry.
- Open Source Stories Live: With Open
Source Stories, Red Hat brings you makers, artists, coders and
leaders who dare to build things out in the open for all to see and
build upon. Our 2018 speakers underscore that open source’s future is
in good hands. During Open Source Stories Live at Red Hat Summit,
attendees will hear from: Femi Owolade-Coombes, a 12-year-old hacker,
social entrepreneur and young coder events organizer, who develops and
runs open source robotics and coding workshops for other kids in
London; Sara Chipps, the co-founder of GirlDevelopIt! and CTO of
JewelBots, who is making the transition from open software developer
to open hardware entrepreneur; and Saron Yitbarek, the host of Command
Line Heroes, who will speak about her journey from coding newbie
to #CodeNewbie founder.
- 9th annual Red Hat Women’s Leadership Community Luncheon: The
Women's Leadership Community Luncheon is an opportunity for Red Hat
associates, customers, partners, and open source contributors to
celebrate the contributions that women make in IT, network with one
another, and learn. All are welcome.
- Expansive Ecosystem Expo: The Red Hat Summit Ecosystem Expo is
expected to include more than 120 Red Hat partners and technology
industry leaders showcasing some of the best in enterprise technology,
and giving attendees a chance to connect directly with strategic
technology partners.
- Power Training opportunities: Attendees looking for in-depth
training on-site at Red Hat Summit can add Power Training to their
registration. These two-day, interactive courses provide accelerated
training with expert instructors at a special rate. Attendees taking
advantage of Power Training will receive access to Red Hat Training
and Certification curriculum advisors; a Power Training cocktail hour
and reception with Red Hat technical leaders; and a 30-day Red Hat
Learning Subscription.
Supporting Quote
Paul Cormier, president, Products and Technologies, Red Hat
“Open source is at the heart of modern technology, delivering
innovations that are enabling the transformations that organizations are
striving to achieve. Red Hat embraces our role as an industry leader
that is bringing these advancements into the enterprise and enabling
customer success in the hybrid cloud. Red Hat Summit has become the
global stage where Red Hat shares our vision for the future of
enterprise tech, how Red Hat customers are driving innovation and
transforming their companies with open source, and our latest
innovations in hybrid cloud infrastructure, cloud-native app platforms,
and more.”
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